Animal Care and Adoption Technician
About The Position
The Connecticut Humane Society is seeking full-time Animal Care/Adoption staff members. This position will be responsible for the daily care of animals in kennels, cat areas, and small animal enclosures, including feeding, cleaning, dog walking, monitoring health and behavior, socializing animals, and maintaining records. The role also involves assisting customers with adoptions and surrenders, educating them on pet ownership, and providing basic shelter information. Responsibilities include greeting visitors, answering phones, basic training and grooming for animals, assisting with intake and treatment, cleaning the shelter, data entry, attending off-site events, and supporting other locations as needed. This is a full-time, benefit-eligible position ideal for a creative, customer-service-oriented individual who can handle multiple priorities in a busy environment. A basic knowledge of animal handling and care, as well as different types of companion animals, is required. This position includes a weekend schedule.
Requirements
- High school diploma/GED
- Ability to perform physically strenuous activities which will require lifting of moderate to heavy weights (up to 40 lbs.)
- Standing and/or bending
- Pushing brooms and/or mops
- Walking and/or controlling dogs and/or cats
- Use of cleaning solutions
- Sitting at a desk for long periods of time
- At least one to two years' experience working in a customer services position or a shelter environment
- Weekend work required
- Proficiency in computers
- Basic knowledge of animal handling and care
- Basic understanding of the different types of companionship animals
Nice To Haves
- Associates Degree in animal science or related field
- Knowledge of animal handling
- Experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Daily care of animals in kennels, cat areas, and small animal enclosures (rabbits, ferrets, mice/rats, guinea pigs etc.)
- Provision of adequate food and water
- Kennel cleaning
- Dog walking in all types of weather conditions
- Monitoring animals and reporting health or behavior abnormalities
- Socializing animals
- Creating and maintaining necessary animal records and performing data entry
- Actively assist customers in the adoption and surrender process
- Provide information to educate customers and counsel customers with regard to pet ownership responsibilities as well as species and breed-specific data
- Greeting all incoming visitors
- Informing visitors and volunteers on proper sign in procedures for entry
- Answering phone calls
- Appropriately forwarding callers and provision of basic shelter information
- Work with all shelter dogs on basic training and social skills
- Perform animal bathing and basic grooming
- Assist with processing animal intake, evaluation, and treatment
- Cleaning the shelter
- Entering information in PetPoint
- Attending off site events as animal handlers
- Supporting Fox Memorial Clinic and other District locations as needed
- Performing other duties as assigned by a supervisor
Benefits
- Benefit eligible
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
